Qin Siyang swept his gaze over the others in his row once more:
The four commanders-Qin, Chu, Han, and Wei; Qi Yong, Deputy Commander of the Qi Legion, who had come on behalf of the unwell Qi Tian; Zhao Longteng, Division Commander of the Zhao Character Legion; the presidents of the Three Major Merchants' Associations; Huan Qi, Chairman of Joint Mining; Xie Nanyun, head of the Xie Family; Zhu Haifeng; Zhong Dingming; Guan Fuhai; and Fan Baoluo, Minister of the Information Security Department.
Every one of them either wielded immense authority or possessed overwhelming strength.
And Qin Siyang, an eighteen-year-old first-year freshman who had risen to prominence in barely a year, sat alongside these titans in the front row!
Even Zhao Longfei, the man who had first recognized his potential, and Li Tianming, his confidant, had seats only in the second row!
This seemingly simple seating arrangement was the Three Major Merchants' Associations' most straightforward way of announcing to the entire Safe Zone that Qin Siyang had entered the very heart of this land's power structure!
Under dozens of gazes-appraising, probing, or laden with unspoken meaning-Qin Siyang walked calmly toward his seat.
There was neither trepidation nor humility in him, only a hint of composure on his face, as though he took all of this for granted.
He walked between Wei Rulai and Zhong Dingming and sat down without hesitation.
From the moment Qin Siyang entered the venue until he took his seat, the entire inner venue remained so silent that a pin drop could have been heard, everyone watching him settle into the front row.
No one objected.
No one would object.
In the second row sat several ministers of the United Government, Ulit, Leader of the Three Harmonies Church, Yan Ran, Brigade Commander of the Yan Character Legion's